Welcome New Otters!

Event Time: 3:15 – 4:30pm

PreK-Grade 5 students are invited to take part in the Dover Town Clean-Up after school on Friday, April 25. CRS has volunteered to help clean the outdoor areas around the town library and Old Meadow Road. Meet under the pavilion at 3:15 PM to get started. All students must be accompanied by an adult. Gloves, trash bags, and snacks will be provided. Please sign up here.

Event Time: 5:30 – 7:30PM

The cookout for families of new CRS students is this Thursday, June 6 at 5:30 pm.  We are excited to see you there!  Please RSVP using this link if you haven’t done so already. While we are hoping for clear skies and beautiful weather, we will move the event indoors if need be.

Saturday, October 25

Event Time: 11:00am – 2:00pm

The CRS school day runs from 8:15 a.m. to 3:10 p.m. Students are welcome in the classrooms beginning at 8:00 a.m. Of course, our campus is busy outside of official school hours, with sports, enrichment programs, and our Extended Day Program going as late as 6:00 p.m.

There’s a lot happening at Charles River School! Here’s a preview of the important dates to know in the upcoming academic year.

Click here for 2025-2026 Important Dates to Know

Tuition payments are made through a tuition and billing management system called Veracross. Tuition can be paid in full, in two payments, or in installments over 10 months.  After a student’s contract is signed, their information will be automatically entered into Veracross and parents/caregivers will receive an email from Veracross. The first tuition payment will be due in July.

CRS offers a Tuition Refund Plan through Dewar Insurance at a cost of .95% of tuition. Details of the plan can be found here, while pricing information is here.

CRS currently offers bus transportation from the South Shore, with stops in Randolph and Canton. We contract with Local Motion, a long-established Boston company, to provide service for our students. The bus begins picking up students at about 7:00 am and departs campus every day at 4:30 pm.

More information can be found here!

Charles River School partners with Flik Independent School Dining, an independent school food service innovator, to cook and prepare all lunches on-site in our school kitchen.

Click here to see a sample of our lunch menus.

From the moment a student is accepted to CRS, we want to make them and their family feel welcome and included. We are intentional in our ongoing work to cultivate an environment in which all members of our community learn the skills and develop the tools necessary to thrive in the ever-changing, 21st-century world.

Click here to learn more about Equity, Belonging and Community Life at CRS

Early Birds

Early Birds is a no-cost early drop-off program for CRS students. Early Birds takes place in our library beginning at 7:30.  

Extended Day Program (EDP)

The Extended Day Program (EDP) at CRS is an extension of the school day, and the EDP staff reinforces a strong sense of continuity for students. Our program provides children with the freedom to make individual and group choices and stresses the development of interpersonal social skills and the importance of building community. 

Enrichment

Each season, we offer a variety of enrichment classes in the afternoons. These activities give students an opportunity to explore a new interest or take a deep dive into an area of interest. Classes are age-based and have included: STEM Lab, Martial Arts, Yoga, Music Lessons, Musical Theater, Babysitting Training with CPR and First Aid Training, Intro to Sports, Entrepreneurship, and more.

Click here to learn more about Early Birds, EDP, and our afterschool Enrichment Programs.

Click here to learn more about EDP pricing.

Athletics are an integral part of our program at CRS and a popular after-school activity for many of our students.  Whether our Otters are playing a favorite sport or learning a new one, opportunities to compete, build skills, and practice good sportsmanship abound.

Learn more about the Athletics Program.